Humbug (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. something intended to delude or deceive.
  2. the quality of falseness or deception.
  3. a person who is not what they claim or pretend to be; impostor.
  4. something devoid of sense or meaning; nonsense: a humbug of technical jargon.
  5. a variety of hard mint candy.
verb (used with object), hum·bugged, hum·bug·ging.
  1. to impose upon by humbug or false pretense; delude; deceive.
verb (used without object), hum·bugged, hum·bug·ging.
  1. to practice deception or falseness.
interjection
  1. (used as an expletive to express rejection of something as being completely untrue or nonsensical.)
noun
  1. a person or thing that tricks or deceives
  2. nonsense; rubbish
  3. a hard boiled sweet, usually flavoured with peppermint and often having a striped pattern
verb -bugs, -bugging or -bugged
  1. to cheat or deceive (someone)
Humbug (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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